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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Pacman ready to go distance vs Cotto



MANILA -- Filipino boxing hero Manny Pacquiao is confident that his conditioning will help him go 12 full rounds against reigning World Boxing Organization (WBO) welterweight king Miguel Cotto.

His coach, Freddie Roach, however, believes that the fight won't go the distance, predicting that Cotto will go down before the final bell.

“[All] I can say right now I'm ready to do the fight, it's all set. Hundred percent condition na ito,” said Pacquiao.

The pound-for-pound king has asked to do more rounds during his latest training sessions at the Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles.

So far, they have already done 152 rounds of sparring. Pacquiao will undergo two more sparring rounds before they head to Las Vegas next week.

"He's punching harder. He's really grown into the weight. He's punching really good. He has knockout power in both hands,” said Roach, who predicted a knock out against Cotto.

The Hall-of-Fame trainer said they will wear down the Puerto Rican first before going for the kill.

Pacquiao’s boxer-friends echoed Roach’s statements, claiming that Cotto will definitely be in trouble.

“Mga early rounds, nasa delikadong lugar na siya [Cotto]. Mga fifth or sixth round,” said former world champion Gerry PeƱalosa.

“Tingin ko ma-naknock out siya [Cotto]. Mahina ang body niya,” said silver Olympic medallist Mansuelto “Onyok” Velasco.

According to conditioning coach Alex Ariza, Pacquiao currently weighs around 148-149 pounds.

He said the Filipino can easily make the 145-pound limit on the eve of the fight.

Cotto, on the other hand, is reportedly over 150 pounds. He still has to taper down to 145 or else he might have to pay a hefty $1-million fine for every pound missed. With a report from Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News.

Source: abs-cbnnews.com

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Team Pacquiao transfer according to plan



Pound-for-pound king Manny Pacquiao is assuring Filipino fight fans that their recent movement was done in an orderly and planned manner.

Pacquiao said their decision to leave Baguio City ahead of their announced Oct. 23 trip was easily arrived at as the Filipino is already reaching peak form.

Fight fans in different internet forums have been criticizing Pacquiao’s choice of Baguio City as the boxing champion’s training camp in preparation for his upcoming battle with world welterweight champion Miguel Cotto of Puerto Rico.

Reports came out that some members of Team Pacquiao were taken by surprise when the boxer supposedly made a hasty decision to leave Baguio Sunday night owing to the threat of typhoon Ramil.

“Planado na yung pag-alis namin kasi nga nasa kundisyon na din ako. Kung hindi pa ako kundisyon hindi pa siguro kami aalis. Pero kahit naman may bagyo tuloy pa din naman ang ensayo," Pacquiao told GMANews.TV after his 10-round sparring Tuesday afternoon.

Pacquiao said most of their decisions were confined amongst himself, Freddie Roach, conditioning expert Alex Ariza, Buboy Fernandez and the rest of Team Pacquiao.

Tuesday afternoon inside Gerry Penalosa’s gym in Mandaluyong, Pacquiao sparred with Urbano Antillon and two-time world lightweight champion Jose Luis Castillo for three rounds each. Pacquiao ended his session with a four-round clash against light-middleweight Shawn Porter.

“Parang flyweight yung bilis ni Manny pero yung lakas pwede na sa welterweight. Talagang magiging asset ni Manny yung speed niya," said newly-hired assistant trainer Dodie Boy Penalosa.

For the first time in his illustrious career Pacquiao held his training camp in Baguio City for four weeks which started last September 21.

Pacquiao is set to leave Saturday night for Los Angeles. After a day’s rest The reigning super lightweight champion will resume his training at Roach’s Wild Card Gym for the next two weeks. Pacquiao will then taper off in Las Vegas the week of the fight.

“Ready to fight na kami. I-maintain na lang namin ito sa huling three weeks," added Pacquiao.

Pacquiao will challenge Cotto for the Puerto Rican’s World Boxing Organization (WBO) 147lb crown on Nov. 14 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both agreed to fight at a catch weight of 145lbs. – GMANews.TV

Source: GMANews.TV